Vincent Koch says the Boks have been preparing as though they would play in the World Cup quarter-finals, despite having to wait on the Ireland-versus-Scotland clash.
The Irish face the Scottish in the Pool B decider in Paris on Saturday night, and the only permutation that could see the Springboks being knocked out of the competition is if both teams earn try-scoring bonus points with the Scots winning by a margin of 21 points or more.
Speaking in a Bok conference on Friday, tighthead prop Koch was asked if the South Africans were frustrated about being in World Cup limbo this past week: “No, we’re not tense. “In the last few days, we prepared as though we will play in the quarter-final. We have to wait until tonight to find out if we make it, but regardless of that, preparing for the match was our main focus.
Koch earned his first start since the 2019 World Cup in the Boks’ 49-18 victory against Tonga last week, after being forced to withdraw from the match-day 23 to face Romania in Bordeaux due to a knee niggle picked up during the warm-up – an opportunity he was delighted about on a personal note.
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